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Expert Picks Set for 2026 NLCS and ALCS Showdowns
Final four teams prepare for championship series as analysts forecast winners, MVPs and series lengths
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NLCS: Dodgers Face Rising Brewers Challenge
Experts gave Jackson Chourio six votes as the likely MVP if the Brewers win, followed by Jacob Misiorowski with three. Thirteen analysts selected Milwaukee to reach the World Series. Another sees the Brewers overtaking an aging Dodgers core in a changing-of-the-guard moment.
ALCS: Rays Positioned to Advance Past Guardians
Junior Caminero earned eight MVP votes if Tampa Bay wins, while Drew Rasmussen received four. Fourteen analysts picked the Rays to move on. Rasmussen enters the matchup after allowing more than two runs just once across 13 recent starts, including eight shutout innings in one postseason outing. His season totals stand at 172 innings pitched, a 2.67 ERA and 5.0 WAR.
Consensus Builds Around Top Seeds
Most experts stayed with their preseason picks of the Brewers and Rays to reach the World Series. Votes for series length in the NLCS split evenly between five and six games.
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